Head Coach Mark Heineman's Philadelphia University baseball team scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning, but the Rams' rally fell one run short as they dropped a 7-6 decision to visiting East Stroudsburg University on Wednesday afternoon.  The loss, the third straight for the Rams, drops the team to 1-11 overall on the season.

The Warriors (10-13) took a 2-0 lead in the top of the second inning on a pair of unearned runs off sophomore lefthander Brian Rousseau, who went six innings in ultimately suffering his third loss of the season.  Heineman's team battled back in the bottom of the third inning when junior outfielder Dan Ellmer (pictured) connected on a two-run double with one out.  However, Ellmer was stranded at third as the teams remained tied at 2-2.

East Stroudsburg took the lead for good in the top of the fourth inning when sophomore second baseman Brendan O'Malley was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, forcing home teammate Kevin Thompson, a junior outfielder, with the go-ahead run.  The Warriors tacked on two more runs in the top of the fifth inning and added two more in the top of the ninth on a two-run homerun off the bat of junior outfielder Mike Bortz for what proved to be the winning runs.

The Rams began their comeback with three straight walks to open the bottom of the ninth and scored three times before Warriors' sophomore pitcher Christian Saveri came in.  With runners on first and third with just one out, Saveri recorded two outs for his team-high third save of the season, leaving the tying run on second base.

Philadelphia University will look to end its slide when it travels to the University of the Sciences on Thursday, March 27th, for a a doubleheader with the Devils.